| Bolesław | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Poland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Olkusz |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Bolesław |
| Coordinates: | 50.2983°N 19.4719°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1279 |
| Founder: | Bolesław the Pious |
| Named For: | Bolesław the Pious |
| Population Total: | 2500 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | KOL |
Bolesław is a village in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bolesław. It lies approximately 7km (04miles) west of Olkusz and 430NaN0 north-west of the regional capital Kraków.[1]
The village was founded in 1279 by Polish monarch Bolesław V the Chaste and named after him. In 1814, a calamine mine was opened. In 1827, the village had a population of 467, which tripled by the late 19th century.[2] In the late 19th century, there was a brewery and distillery in Bolesław.[2] The village was located on a route connecting Będzin and Olkusz.[2]
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